VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA
Benefits Checkup – Knowing What’s What is a benefit checkup? Available Can It’s a no cost way to find out Improve a Life what assistance programs you may be eligible for. At the AdvantAge Health Resource Centers, an experienced care navigator can perform a benefits checkup to match you with assistance programs. There, you may find out you are qualified for assistance through state or federal programs that can save you money on supportive in-home and community-based services. Assistance programs are often is accompanied by complicated forms and regulations. The AdvantAge Health Resource Center care navigator can help explain the form language, help you complete the forms and guide you to creating a plan for successful living. There can be numerous challenges to finding supportive services. Many older adults often do not know where to turn when they experience a change to their normal routine like food insecurity, loss of physical mobility or ability to perform daily tasks of living, or suddenly needing to budget on a tight social security benefit. Volunteers of America established a toll-free help line in an effort to provide quick answers and become a trusted source for a variety of needs for our area’s older adults. Our toll free number, 1-844-VOA-4YOU (1844-862-4968) is answered by the AdvantAge care navigators – one in
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Montrose County and one in Delta County plus a Spanish speaking care navigator helping in both counties. Callers can ask questions about health care including: where to go for rehab, home health, adult day care, memory care, assisted living or long-term care. The caller can also inquire about sources for help with housekeeping, personal care, transportation, grocery and meals programs, durable medical equipment, caregiver respite or companion services. Care navigators also have connections to independent housing, family housing or veterans housing assistance. Information and referrals to various programs are available to any age group. The AdvantAge long term goal is to serve the need of any age group by providing a connection to a local service that can fill the need. Professionals in the Montrose and Delta County area can make referrals for their clients as well by visiting our web site at voa4you.org and clicking on the referral tab. ~ Editor’s Note: This article was submitted by Erin Berge, Regional Marketing Coordinator with Volunteers of America and can be reached at eberge@voa.org. See ad on Inside Back Cover.
